UW Foundation Receives CASE Educational Fundraiser Award

December 20, 2012 — The University of Wyoming Foundation has received CASE’s
2012 Educational Fundraiser Award, which honors superior fundraising programs
across the country.

One of the world’s largest nonprofit educational
associations, CASE (Council for Advancement and Support of Education) is an
international professional association that serves educational institutions and
the advancement professionals who work on their behalf.

“Because your fundraising program was judged by a panel of
your peers, this award is not only a recognition of its high value to your
institution, but also an acknowledgement of its stature as a best practice that
contributes to the advancement profession overall,” writes Brian Flahaven,
legislative director of CASE Foundation and Recognition Programs.

“The relationships that the UW Foundation has built over the
years have enhanced the university’s public-private partnership with the state
of Wyoming and our UW family,” Blalock adds. “These relationships, in turn,
have elevated UW’s development program to a level that merits this
distinguished honor.”

“This award is a significant honor for our organization,”
says Clayton Hartman, UW Foundation Board of Directors chair. “So much of our
success is due to the expertise and dedication of our staff, and the vision of
our foundation board members.”

The UW Foundation was selected for an Overall Improvement
Award, which is based on analysis of three years of institution-provided data.
The award is part of CASE's annual Circle of Excellence program, which honors
exemplary advancement initiatives and activities based on overall performance
or improvement in fundraising.

Institutions do not apply for the program. They become
eligible for consideration based upon institutional data submitted to the
Voluntary Support of Education (VSE) survey for three or more consecutive
years.

“The University of Wyoming has gained national and
international prominence in a number of areas in recent years, and I am very
pleased to have our foundation added to this list,” says UW President Tom
Buchanan. “The UW Foundation Board, Vice
President Blalock, and the staff of the foundation have done an extraordinary
job of cultivating new donors and stewarding old friends to keep private gifts
and our endowment moving in an upward trajectory when many universities have
experienced dramatic setbacks.

“With the UW Board of Trustees and the UW Foundation Board
working together on fundraising goals, we are able to use these gifts to
support and expand the many programs that make UW the great university that it is,”
Buchanan adds.

In the fiscal year ending June 30, the UW Foundation raised
$40.1 million in private support from 23,551 donors. This is the first time in
UW’s history that the foundation has raised more than $40 million in two
consecutive years.

Philanthropy provides UW an important extra margin of
support that builds upon the university’s public funding. Assets managed by the
foundation have grown significantly through the years and have allowed donors
to support an expanding number of students, faculty, and academic programs
during times when many universities have had to cut back, Blalock says.

Established in 1962, the UW Foundation is an independent
nonprofit corporation appointed by the UW Board of Trustees to raise, receive
and manage private gifts to maximize support for the university. The foundation
partners with UW to enhance the university’s programs and projects to meet
current and future needs through private giving.

“This year, the UW Foundation celebrates 50 years of
partnership with the university, enhancing excellence and distinction at UW by
securing private resources, delivering superior stewardship, and creating
enduring relationships with all who share our pride in Wyoming's university,"
Blalock says. “The UW Foundation is proud to honor its partnership with
the University of Wyoming and the trust placed in it by the many donors, friends
and alumni who support it."